Kuril Islands
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| Locations | Pacific Ocean |
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| Area | 1050322259540040553 |
| Highest point | Alaid |
| Islands | Raikoke |
| Ekarma | |
| Chirinkotan | |
| Shikotan | |
| Kunashiri | |
| Etorofu Island | |
| Did you know | The Kurils have numerous lakes and rivers, with a harsh monsoon climate, and are highly seismic, with some thirty-five active volcanoes. |
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| ID | 1186724 |
About Kuril Islands
The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands or Chishima rettō (千島列島, "Chishima Islands") is a volcanic archipelago in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast that stretches approximately 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast from Hokkaido, Japan, to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the north Pacific Ocean.
